Jun 8, 2023 · In a court filing this week, the former employee of ByteDance, Yintao Yu, alleged that the CCP spied on pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong in 2018 by using “backdoor” …

Oct 17, 2022 · ByteDance created a new unit in May this year called the Beijing Douyin Information Service Ltd to run Douyin—the Chinese version of TikTok—and the company has …

Jun 7, 2023 · A former executive at ByteDance, the Chinese company which owns the popular short-video app TikTok, says in a legal filing that some members of the ruling Communist …

Jun 7, 2023 · TikTok's owner ByteDance has been accused of allowing Chinese Communist Party (CCP) members to access the data of Hong Kong civil rights activists and protesters.

Today, the DC Circuit Court upheld the Protecting American From Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, rejecting TikTok's effort to overturn the law that was passed with …

Mar 22, 2023 · From logging keystrokes to laundering pro–Chinese Communist Party (CCP) narratives to U.S. audiences, TikTok—via its Beijing-based parent company …

Mar 14, 2024 · A TikTok spokesperson told PolitiFact that 60% of its parent company ByteDance Ltd. is owned by global investors, 20% by its co-founders and 20% by employees, including …

Jan 21, 2025 · The law is not a ban, and Congress gave TikTok a straightforward path to continue operating: Sever ties with the Chinese government, and the restrictions will be immediately …

impact of pro- and anti-CCP content across other major social media platforms like Instagram and YouTube. This current report addresses these gaps by providing a more comprehensive …

Mar 24, 2023 · While there’s no definitive evidence that TikTok is following Beijing’s direct or even indirect orders — TikTok has repeatedly issued assurances that it hasn’t and won’t spy for the …